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Japan's Chugoku Electric plan to upgrade Yanai CCGT

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Japan's Chugoku Electric plans to upgrade Yanai CCGT

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Japan's Chugoku Electric plans to upgrade Yanai CCGT

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Chugoku Electric Power is also planning to implement hydrogen co-firing in the future. by: Shardul Sharma

Chugoku Electric Power, a Japanese utility company, on April 27 announ...

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